Combating microbial induced concrete corrosion at wastewater plants
Microbial induced concrete corrosion in sewage and water treatment systems is a "natural enemy" of conventional plants, frequently causing damage to concrete and metal...
World Water Day celebrates Green Infrastructure
World Water Day 2018 is dedicated to Nature for Water, a concept that explores nature-based solutions for water challenges in the 21st century.
Saint John using orthophosphate to stabilize leaky pipe scale
Saint John City Council in New Brunswick has agreed to use an orthophosphate treatment system to resolve problems that have occured after it switched...
Advanced pump station monitoring provides real-time data for performance analysis
Volucalc, a device from Canadian manufacturer Maid Labs, makes use of very simple information available in the pumping station to collect data and alarm the operator if anything goes wrong.
Geosmin in lake water may be the cause of unpalatable fish
Geosmin has a very low taste and odour threshold. The human nose and palate can detect its presence in water at very low concentrations of parts per billion.
Ontario funds training for widely uncertified First Nation water system operators
Just one month after the Ontario government announced $1.8 million to provide additional training for First Nation drinking water system operators, a November 2017...
U.S. firm Parsons wins bid to complete Giant Mine clean up in NWT
U.S.-based engineering services firm, Parsons Inc., has won the latest remediation contract surrounding the cleanup of arsenic trioxide waste at Yellowknife’s Giant Mine in...
StatCan seeks wastewater analyzer to gauge cannabis use
It isn’t new to test municipal wastewater for nitrogen, phosphorus or chemical oxygen demand, but using wastewater to gauge drug use among the public...
AECOM releases first global report on infrastructure
Examining the investment gap in infrastructure, resilient infrastructure and workforce needs, engineering and infrastructure firm AECOM released a global research report titled The Future...
New report: Building capacity among small water systems in BC
Approximately, 15% of BC water users receive their water from one of over 4,500 small water systems around the province. Yet, many of these small...
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Road salt pollutes drinking water wells in suburban New York state
Road salt applied during the winter lingers in the environment, where it can pollute drinking water supplies. In a recent study in the Journal...
